The Evolution of Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction: Twenty Years after the First DIEP Flap

It is over 20 years since the inaugural deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap breast reconstruction. We review the type of flap utilized and indications in 2,850 microvascular breast reconstruction over the subsequent 20 years in the senior author's practice (Robert J. Allen). Data were ex... View More